Diet books open a window into the American soulCornell ChronicleDieting is a $60 billion industry, with 45 million Americans trying to lose weight every year. But despite all the money and effort, these diets haven't succeeded for the two-thirds of Americans who are overweight or obese. In “Diet and the Disease of ...

The Doomsday DietEaterShortly before noon on December 1, an ominous wail pierced the air throughout the Hawaiian Islands. The state's emergency management agency had flipped the switch on its “Attack Warning Tone,” a foreboding siren that heralds an imminent nuclear attack ...

Councilmember David Ryu deals another blow to LA 'road diets'Curbed LALos Angeles City Councilmember David Ryu released a statement last week that effectively kills momentum to put a one-mile stretch of Sixth Street, between La Brea Avenue and Fairfax Avenue in Mid-City, on a “road diet.” For many Sixth Street residents ...